Picture-hanger



C. A. TERP.

PICTURE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED 11114.31. 1919.

1 ,31 0,096. Patented July 15, 1919.

fnvenfon- 'ms COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, D.,c.

PICTURE-HANGER.

Application filed January 31, 1919.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CLARA A. TERI, a citizen of the United States, resident of Minneapolis, county of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Picture-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide improved means for hanging a picture which will allow the cord to be lengthened or shortened without the necessity of detaching either end from the picture. 7

A further and particular object is to provide a hanger of simple, inexpensive construction which can be readily applied to a picture frame andwhich will add comparatively little to the cost of hanging the picture.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a rear view of a picture, showing my invention applied thereto,

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view, showing the preferred manner of mounting the hanger on the picture frame,

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view,

Fig. 4 is a detail View of the hanger detached from the frame,

Fig. 5 shows a modified construction of the hanger, with the supporting hub of the barrel removed from the bracket,

Fig. 6 is an edge view, showing the barrel mounted on the bracket.

In the drawing, 2 represents the frame of a picture. 3 is a bracket, made preferably of sheet metal, and stamped therefrom by means of a suitable die and secured by screws or other suitable means 4 to one of the side rails of the frame. This bracket is in the form of a fiat plate and projects inwardly toward the center of the picture and is provided at its inner end with a flange 5 that is pressed out of the metal when the bracket is formed. This flange is bent outwardly at right angles to the main portion of the bracket and is then folded into a cylindrical form and has a tongue 6 on one edge to enter a slot 7 in the bracket for the purpose of holding the hub in place and aiding in supporting the barrel and the weight of the picture. 8 represents the barrel or drum on which the cord is wound and is provided with a central opening to receive the hub 5 and the outer edge of the hub is provided with a series of tongues 9 which, when the hub is inserted through the barrel or Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1919.

Serial No. 274,202.

drum, are turned outwardly, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3, to hold the barrel in place on the hub and prevent their accidental separation. The barrel may, however, turn freely on the hub to wind or unwind the cord. This cord 10 is attached at one end to a hook 11 on one side of the picture and is then carried around a similar hook 12 mounted in the frame of the picture near the bracket 3 and from thence the cord is carried to the barrel and wrapped around it the desired number of times until the picture is a suitable height from the floor.

For convenience in winding the barrel, I mount a link 13 thereon by suitable means, such as a loop 14, and a lug 15 is pressed out of the bracket and bent outwardly to form a hook to enter the link 13 and thereby lock the barrel against revolution. When it is desired to raise or lower the picture, it is only necessary to detach the link from the lug and then revolve the barrel either toward the right or the left to decrease or increase the length of the cord.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown a modification which consists in providing a plate 16 for the barrel, made independently of the bracket and having tongues on each edge corresponding to the tongues 9, those on one edge fitting within a series of slots 7 provided in the bracket and securing the barrel firmly on the bracket when the tongues are inserted and bent outwardly, as indicated in Fig. 6. The plate may, of course, be made in different sizes and gages of metal, according to the weight or size of the picture on which it is to be used.

I prefer to make the hook 12 of the form shown in Fig. 3 so that the cord may be wrapped around the hook several times to relieve the strain on the barrel instead of using the ordinary screw eye at this point.

The device is very inexpensive to manufacture, the bracket being pressed from a single piece of sheet metal on which the hub of the barrel may also be formed, if desired, and then bent to a cylindrical form to make a support for the barrel.

I claim as my invention:

1. A picture hanger comprising a plate having means for securing it to a picture frame, a hub projecting outwardly from said plate, a barrel mounted on said hub for revolution thereon, a link mounted on said barrel for revolving said barrel on said hub, and a lug formed on said plate and engaging said link for locking said barrel against revolution in either direction.

2. A picture hanger comprising a plate stamped from sheet metal having means for securing it on the frame of a picture and provided at one end with a part folded into a cylinder to form a hub, a barrel fitting on said hub, said hub having a folding tongue at its inner end. for interlocking with said plate and having tongues at its outer end for holding the barrel on said hub, means for revolving said barrel to wind or unwind the picture cord and for locking said barrel in its adjusted position.

8. A picture hanger comprising a plate having means for securing it to a picture frame, a barrel mounted for revolution on said plate in a plane parallel substantially with the plane of the picture, a link mounted on said barrel for revolving said barrel on said plate to wind the picture cord thereon, and means engaging said link for locking said barrel against revolution.

4. A picture hanger comprising a plate having means for securing it to a picture frame, a barrel mounted for revolution on said plate and whereto one end of the picture cord is attached, a loop loosely mounted on the outer end of said barrel, a link connected with said loop and forming a hand grip for revolving the barrel in either direction to wind the wire thereon or unwind it therefrom, and means engaging said link for locking said barrel against revolution.

5. A picture hanger comprising a plate having means for securing it on the frame of a picture and provided with a part adapted to be folded to form a hub, a barrel fitting on said hub, said hubhaving tongues for locking said barrel thereon,-

means for revolving said barrel to wind or unwind the picture cord, and means for locking the barrel in its adjusted position.

6. A picture hanger comprising a sheet metal blank having a part adapted to be folded to form a hub, with a tongue at its inner end for interlocking with said plate, and tongues on its outer end for holding a picture wire barrel thereon, said plate also having a lug thereon cooperating with means on the barrel for locking the barrel against revolution when the Wire is wound thereon.

7. A picture hanger comprising a sheet metal blank having a part adapted to be folded to form a hub projecting outwardly from the blank, said hub having atongue at its inner end for interlocking with the blank, a barrel fitting said hub, tongues provided on the outer end of said hub for holding the barrel thereon, and means for locking said barrel against revolution.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of December, 1918.

CLARA A. TERP.

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